Where do you get it though, i want to make a test batch, to show my dad how easy it is and that I can do it, then move up to small scale production. Im not asking where to buy it in bulk, I can just order it from a chem company or sumthin, but what could i use to make a test batch? I know theres drano, but its not just NaOH and i want to do this right. For methanol im just gunna use heet gas line antifreeze, but i dont know where to get the NaOH

Where do you get it though, i want to make a test batch, to show my dad how easy it is and that I can do it, then move up to small scale production. Im not asking where to buy it in bulk, I can just order it from a chem company or sumthin, but what could i use to make a test batch? I know theres drano, but its not just NaOH and i want to do this right. For methanol im just gunna use heet gas line antifreeze, but i dont know where to get the NaOH

Your local hardware store should have "Red Devil" lye, It's the stuff that you put in a wood stove to get rid of creasote. It is 98 percent NaOH.

here's a picture. I've made two batches with the dr. pepper method and havn't made a dent in this bottle (18oz), that was SVO though not WVO. It says it's 100% lye, but I wouldn't be suprised if Fabman knew better. Got it for a few bucks at my local grocerie store.

I dunno the diff when it comes to bio but NaOH is sodium hydroxide, KOH is Potassium Hydroxide. NaOH is harder to dissolve in water then KOH wich makes KOH easier to use i guess. Do they cost the same?

I dunno the diff when it comes to bio but NaOH is sodium hydroxide, KOH is Potassium Hydroxide. NaOH is harder to dissolve in water then KOH wich makes KOH easier to use i guess. Do they cost the same?

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